Kevin King v. Chuck Zamiara

How courts have described this case

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• holding that § 1997e(e) does not preclude constitutional claims, distinct from any mental or emotional injury, that do not result in physical injury
• holding that § 1997e(e) does not preclude constitutional claims, distinct from any mental or emotional injury, that do not result in physical injury
• holding that a plaintiff may seek compensatory damages for violations of the First Amendment
• explaining that the trial court’s damages were based on “the negative impact on [the plaintiff’s] ability to obtain affidavits or declarations concerning prisoner property violations”
• noting that “a defendant who has been found liable for First Amendment retaliation has engaged in conduct that warrants consideration of an award of punitive damages”
• affirming compensatory damages award for injury caused by transfer of inmate in retaliation for filing lawsuit, when transfer impeded his ability to participate in litigation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).